The founder ou Kyokushin karaté, Masutatsu (mas) Oyama a été born on 27th July 1923.
He began his practicing ou martial médecin, kempo chinois, ont mangé the age ou nine, and en 1938, les mas Oyama s'habituent to le Japon dans la commande to se cramponnent an à aviation école ; he intended to become a pilote. The fifteen years old mas Oyama a eu also a large intérêt dans Martial médecin, and started to practice judo, however, when he got dans le contact with karaté, he a été instantly fascinated, and he started soon to practice under Gichin Funakoshi. Already from the very beginning, the young étudiant showed to be a natural talent, and he a été awarded his Nidan already after two years, a alors mangé the age ou 20, he obtained 4th. Another karaté le mastère WHO influenced les mas Oyama, and the future Kyokushin le karaté, ont été Gougen Yamaguchi. The le désordre ended just before mas Oyama and the squad he belonged to were supposed to me cramponne à it. And after this he decided to his time to pieux le karaté. En 1946 he practiced for one year all alone up dans the mountains, this a été a year during which he tested himself to the point extrême, both physically and mentally. The only person he avec a été the homme WHO came once a month with food supplies, otherwise he completely alone surrounded by only nature and silence a été. After this year, en 1947 he fought dans the 1st All le Japon le karaté Championship, and a gagné it. It a été that a mangé time he took the decision to the reste pieux ou his life to karaté.
En 1948, once again he s'habitue to the mountains for further practicing, this time, he stayed for one year and eight months. After this period, he wanted to teste his strength and power, and he did it by breaking the horns ou bulls, altogether he broke the horns ou 49 bulls and he killed another three. To the new generations, this may sound cruel, but these bulls were all already destined to the slaughterhouse, and mas Oyama stayed nearby for seven months dans la commande to teste himself, to see how far a homme can push himself.
En 1952, les mas Oyama left for les VS cendre a representative ou Japanese karaté, and he héros demonstrations throughout les VS altogether 270 times, during these demonstrations, he surprised the audience with his breaking abilities, he soon got known cendre the le DIEU MAIN. He also fought several exhibition matchs against professionnal boxers, wrestlers and others, and a gagné all ou them. This a été the beginning ou a new style ou le karaté ;KYOKUSHINKAIKAN.
The actually forming ou Kykoushinkaikan le made en 1964, before, les mas Oyama ont eu called his karaté Oyama le karaté but en 1963, he started to avaient été blutés the Honbu Dojo (Headquarter)in Nishi Ikebukuro, Tokyo (the édifice est today a Memorial hall ou les mas Oyama j. Kyokushin means the Ultimate Truth and the newbuilt Honbu Dojo became the World Headquarter for many years until the death ou Sosai Oyama.
Kyokushin karaté spread rapidly throughout the world, and today, le most countries have Kyokushin karaté dojos, with étudiant following the way created by Masutatsu Oyama.
Masutatsu Oyama passed away on avril 26,.1994, a mangé the age ou only 70 years. This day a été a porcelet choc for all étudiant around the world. However, although its founder sont not longer leading Kyokushin dans person, Kyokushin Karate-ka still see him cendre the only leader and tuteur. And the work for developing Kyokushin le karaté and spread it to new countries est still going on.